USA Jacob Ledford
2 HYROX races over 1 season. Best Open Men time: 2:09:21 at Chicago 2025.
Open Men: finish time, race by race
Oldest to newest; a line going down means getting fasterThis line shows the finish time of Jacob Ledford at each race, oldest on the left; lower is faster.The best was 2:09:21 at Chicago (Nov 2025); Jacob Ledford was 5:37 faster at the latest race than at the first.
See the numbers
| Race | Date | Division | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Oct 2025 | Open Men | 2:14:58 |
| Chicago | Nov 2025 | Open Men | 2:09:21 |
Each dot is one Open Men race; click one for that race's report. Not enough complete, clean Open Men races yet to measure the change.
2 results at 2 races
1,535th of 1,622 Open Men (faster than 5%). Against the 49 who finished around 2:10:50: most time gained on the eight runs (7:11), most lost on wall balls (4:41). Runs 5 to 8 took 4:21 more than runs 1 to 4 (them: 8:26 more).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 1,622 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:26 | 3:55 | faster than 21% |
| SkiErg: | 4:39 | 4:29 | faster than 32% |
| Run 2: | 6:35 | 5:18 | faster than 10% |
| Sled push: | 5:09 | 2:35 | faster than 1% |
| Run 3: | 7:18 | 5:41 | faster than 9% |
| Sled pull: | 11:21 | 5:13 | faster than 0% |
| Run 4: | 6:58 | 5:47 | faster than 16% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 9:40 | 6:15 | faster than 9% |
| Run 5: | 7:01 | 5:58 | faster than 20% |
| Row: | 5:35 | 4:54 | faster than 9% |
| Run 6: | 7:12 | 5:49 | faster than 15% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:26 | 2:08 | faster than 5% |
| Run 7: | 6:37 | 5:49 | faster than 26% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 7:35 | 5:21 | faster than 12% |
| Run 8: | 8:48 | 6:50 | faster than 18% |
| Wall balls: | 16:51 | 7:37 | faster than 2% |
| Roxzone: | 10:19 | 6:50 | faster than 11% |
| Runs (8 km) | 54:51 | 45:17 | faster than 17% |
| Stations (8) | 1:04:16 | ||
| Finish | 2:09:21 | 1:31:59 | 1535th of 1,622 · faster than 5% |
759th of 789 Open Men (faster than 3%).
| Part | Time | Typical here | vs 789 Open Men here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1: | 4:41 | 4:21 | faster than 31% |
| SkiErg: | 5:33 | 4:47 | faster than 6% |
| Run 2: | 6:09 | 4:56 | faster than 12% |
| Sled push: | 5:06 | 2:59 | faster than 4% |
| Run 3: | 7:30 | 5:26 | faster than 6% |
| Sled pull: | 8:23 | 5:24 | faster than 4% |
| Run 4: | 7:28 | 5:23 | faster than 6% |
| Burpee broad jump: | 13:02 | 5:34 | faster than 1% |
| Run 5: | 7:40 | 5:39 | faster than 10% |
| Row: | 6:09 | 4:58 | faster than 5% |
| Run 6: | 7:02 | 5:25 | faster than 13% |
| Farmers carry: | 3:19 | 2:06 | faster than 5% |
| Run 7: | 6:50 | 5:24 | faster than 15% |
| Sandbag lunges: | 4:21 | 5:27 | faster than 81% |
| Run 8: | 7:10 | 5:50 | faster than 24% |
| Wall balls: | 15:02 | 7:09 | faster than 4% |
| Roxzone: | 19:43 | 9:04 | faster than 1% |
| Runs (8 km) | 54:25 | 42:36 | faster than 13% |
| Stations (8) | 1:00:55 | ||
| Finish | 2:14:58 | 1:31:04 | 759th of 789 · faster than 3% |
How to read
Place is the position among timed finishers in the same race, division and gender; a doubles place is the team's. Runs is the organiser's official run total (it can differ from the eight laps added up by a few seconds), stations the eight stations added up, and roxzone the time moving between them. The age group is the one entered for that race.
The fastest Jacob has done each station
| Part | Best | Race | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 4:39 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 4:34 |
| Sled push | 5:06 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 3:04 |
| Sled pull | 8:23 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 4:57 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:40 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 5:38 |
| Row | 5:35 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 4:53 |
| Farmers carry | 3:19 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 2:11 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:21 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 5:20 |
| Wall balls | 15:02 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 7:03 |
| Runs (8 km) | 54:25 | Atlanta 2025 · best of 2 | 41:47 |
| Roxzone | 10:19 | Chicago 2025 · best of 2 | 7:23 |
How to read
Each station's best across Jacob's Open Men races, from different races, against the typical Open Men split. Venues differ (sled carpets, run laps, where the mats sit), so a best can owe something to the venue.
Chicago 2025, against 1,622 Open Men
Shape of the race
This chart shows where Jacob sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Strongest on Ski (faster than 33% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Jacob: faster than |
|---|---|
| Ski | 33% |
| Push | 2% |
| Pull | 0% |
| BBJ | 9% |
| Row | 10% |
| Carry | 6% |
| Lunges | 13% |
| Wall balls | 2% |
| Roxzone | 11% |
| Runs | 17% |
Further out means you beat more of the field on that part. A dent is a weak spot.
How you ranked on each station
How much of the field Jacob beat on each part of the race, at this race.Best: SkiErg (faster than 33%); weakest: Sled pull (faster than 0%).
Longer is better: the share of the field you beat.
Minutes against the typical finisher
Jacob's time on each part against the typical Open Men finisher at this race.Best: SkiErg (0:10 slower); weakest: Runs (8 km) (9:34 slower).
Green, left of centre: faster than the typical Open Men finisher at this race. Orange, right: slower, and by how much.
The race as one bar: Jacob against the typical Open Men finisher
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Jacob: 54:55 running, 1:04:16 at the stations and 10:19 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (16:51).Below, Typical Open Men: 45:07 running, 38:32 at the stations and 6:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:37).
See the numbers
| Part | Jacob | Typical Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:26 | 3:55 |
| SkiErg | 4:39 | 4:29 |
| Run 2 | 6:35 | 5:18 |
| Sled push | 5:09 | 2:35 |
| Run 3 | 7:18 | 5:41 |
| Sled pull | 11:21 | 5:13 |
| Run 4 | 6:58 | 5:47 |
| Burpee broad jump | 9:40 | 6:15 |
| Run 5 | 7:01 | 5:58 |
| Row | 5:35 | 4:54 |
| Run 6 | 7:12 | 5:49 |
| Farmers carry | 3:26 | 2:08 |
| Run 7 | 6:37 | 5:49 |
| Sandbag lunges | 7:35 | 5:21 |
| Run 8 | 8:48 | 6:50 |
| Wall balls | 16:51 | 7:37 |
| Roxzone | 10:19 | 6:50 |
| Finish | 2:09:21 | 1:31:59 |
The race in order, left to right. A wider block than the one below is slower than typical.
Wall balls cost 9:14 against the typical Open Men finisher at Chicago 2025. The wall balls guide shows whether that is strength or pacing, and the workouts that fix it.
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